This crossword No. 16342 clues and answers were published on Thu 22 Sep 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16342 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tool for straightening fibres : COMB
3-across – Edible snail : ESCARGOT
9-across – Lock cleaner : SHAMPOO
10-across – Water accumulating at the bottom of a ship : BILGE
11-across – Norwegian playwright, d. 1906 : IBSEN
12-across – Soft yellow secretion in the head : EARWAX
14-across – Wader that feeds on mussels etc : OYSTERCATCHER
17-across – Head servant in charge of wines and the dining area : BUTLER
19-across – Nasal sound : TWANG
22-across – Soviet forced labour camp : GULAG
23-across – Large tanks for keeping live fish and underwater animals : AQUARIA
24-across – Follower : ADHERENT
25-across – Blemish : BLOT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Spittoon : CUSPIDOR
2-down – Ability to achieve something : MEANS
4-down – Hanging bathroom sheet : SHOWERCURTAIN
5-down – Bream : AMBER
6-down – Giant felled by the young David : GOLIATH
7-down – A bit too cute? : TWEE
8-down – Bum : SPONGE
13-down – Perfumed : FRAGRANT
15-down – Sucking noise when walking in mud : SQUELCH
16-down – Exclamation of contempt : TUTTUT
18-down – Light beer : LAGER
20-down – Shakespeare’s birthday month : APRIL
21-down – Where the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan built a mausoleum in memory of his favourite wife : AGRA
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.